Sourced: New China The use of force by some countries bypassing the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) plays into the hands of terrorists, Russian President Vladimir Putin said Wednesday. “Some members of the international community have been increasingly trying to ignore the generally recognized norms and principles of the international law and resort to the… Continue reading PUTIN: USE OF FORCE BYPASSING UNSC PLAYS INTO HANDS OF TERRORISTS
NEVER MIND VIETNAM, US SHOULD BOLSTER NAVAL DEFENSE OF TAIWAN
Sourced: Asia Times By Stephen Bryen Instead of sending an aircraft carrier to Vietnam, the US should send a carrier task force to circle around Taiwan. This would send a message to China and President Xi Jinping that Washington understands Taiwan not only as a democratic friend, but as a crucial link in Western Pacific… Continue reading NEVER MIND VIETNAM, US SHOULD BOLSTER NAVAL DEFENSE OF TAIWAN
ERDOGAN MIGHT CONSIDER GREEK SOLDIERS’ EXTRADITION IF 8 COUP SUSPECTS RETURNED
Sourced: Ahval News Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, in a live interview at pro-government NTV channel said he might consider extraditing 2 Greek soldiers if Greece returned 8 coup suspects. Erdogan for the first time this openly tied 2 jailed Greek soldiers’ fate to 8 Turkish soldiers who fled to Greece immediately after the failed… Continue reading ERDOGAN MIGHT CONSIDER GREEK SOLDIERS’ EXTRADITION IF 8 COUP SUSPECTS RETURNED
J-16D EW: THIS IS THE CHINESE AIRCRAFT AMERICA’S MILITARY SHOULD FEAR
Sourced: The National Interest By Sebastien Roblin Beijing is not interested in foreign wars at this time. However, it does seek to alter the military balance of power in the Pacific Ocean. Aircraft like the J-16D suggest the People’s Liberation Army is interested in developing specialized aircraft that will offer China a full spectrum of… Continue reading J-16D EW: THIS IS THE CHINESE AIRCRAFT AMERICA’S MILITARY SHOULD FEAR
TOY DRONE SHOT DOWN OUTSIDE SAUDI ROYAL PALACE OFFICIAL SAYS AFTER REPORTS OF GUNFIRE
Sourced: Daily Sabah A toy drone flying without an authorization was shot down outside the Saudi Royal Palace in Riyadh’s Khozama district late Saturday, a senior Saudi official said. A spokesman for the Riyadh police said forces at a checkpoint in the Khozama district identified the drone and “dealt with it according to their orders”,… Continue reading TOY DRONE SHOT DOWN OUTSIDE SAUDI ROYAL PALACE OFFICIAL SAYS AFTER REPORTS OF GUNFIRE
SHIP SECURITY OFFICER (SSO) COURSE
About the course Our course follows the ISPS Code, which is a comprehensive set of maritime security measures to enhance the safety and security of ships and port facilities against criminal, terrorist, espionage, and piracy threats. The ISPS Code 2004 update provides a standardised model of risk management that is internationally recognised. Designed in the… Continue reading SHIP SECURITY OFFICER (SSO) COURSE
NORTH KOREA SUSPENDS MISSILE TESTS, CLOSING NUCLEAR TEST SITE
Sourced: Military.com By Elizabeth Zwirz North Korean leader Kim Jong Un announced Friday that his country will be suspending missile testing and closing a nuclear test site, several reports said. “From April 21, North Korea will stop nuclear tests and launches of intercontinental ballistic missiles,” the Korean Central News Agency said, according to Yonhap News.… Continue reading NORTH KOREA SUSPENDS MISSILE TESTS, CLOSING NUCLEAR TEST SITE
AUSTRALIAN WARSHIPS CHALLENGED BY CHINESE WARSHIPS IN SOUTH CHINA SEA
Sourced: ABC News By Andrew Greene Three Australian warships were challenged by the Chinese military as they travelled through the disputed South China Sea earlier this month, the ABC can reveal. The confrontations with the People’s Liberation Army are believed to have occurred as China was conducting its largest ever naval exercises in the hotly… Continue reading AUSTRALIAN WARSHIPS CHALLENGED BY CHINESE WARSHIPS IN SOUTH CHINA SEA
GREECE TO LEASE TWO FREMM FRIGATES FROM FRANCE AMID AEGEAN TENSIONS WITH TURKEY
Sourced: Shephard Greece will this summer lease two state-of-the-art French warships, the defence ministry said 20 April as Athens seeks to bolster its defences in the Aegean Sea amid growing tensions with Turkey. Confirming a report by the daily Kathimerini, Greece’s deputy defence minister, Fotis Kouvelis, told SKAI radio that France ‘has made two frigates… Continue reading GREECE TO LEASE TWO FREMM FRIGATES FROM FRANCE AMID AEGEAN TENSIONS WITH TURKEY
LM AWARDED $928 MILLION FOR HYPERSONIC CONVENTIONAL STRIKE WEAPON
Sourced: U.S Department of Defense Lockheed Martin Corp., Lockheed Martin Space, Huntsville, Alabama, is the successful offeror of a $928,000,000 ceiling indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract for the hypersonic conventional strike weapon. This contract provides for the design, development, engineering, systems integration, test, logistics planning, and aircraft integration support of all the elements of a hypersonic, conventional, air-launched,… Continue reading LM AWARDED $928 MILLION FOR HYPERSONIC CONVENTIONAL STRIKE WEAPON